Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-19
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nITn ~. ~. weo.' rres,den. islaei -. Ell. OF
the Lititz school board, delivered the follow
Ing thoughtful address on " The Duty Of Par.
ents In Children.v
rhs ,vorf dutv nro,,a,iv 5.6not ,,,aacs
that :, hich 4. Ana tenn s,,,a ,srsc,, ,c srnshsr
snd In no csss n thsre ,no,a ns.cassitv , !" az,
crsi,o ~ tSsn hss ~as, o ,ho rs,ers sra a the
child II h the ~ i'm nerc, ve mat Savoi vas
upon nsrents' ana ~ n,ors,,v a, crcSsoss iii
scoompitsh 4 srsnt desI I'll u,s,d' WA not,cs
i'm nature in IN ,nssSncns that tho psrent
tscts csres ana sdmc.srs \" = c.ri.,n liant
unti2 ncstSritv II shia ,n t.La c.ss NJ itssis
How then. N this holds true In an nature.
hou much ,nora ~ mi. ,,rantaI ,,utv - Jus
siisss. vhst ~ that Jmtv ihs, 4. no inrvsnt ,
First. IN tssch . child vu., mo,alitv. ana tba
dntIs. nav C-a m nsra,,. .na sSs,r cai,ov
heing. ~ imnresz nnon th",r minds d.,lv
~ thew sdvsnce In lie. their dntv IN thoir
Maker. To terch them under what great oblI.
vatinns thew are. snd IN ,ns,i, ,h. ,..r -, a..
lord. A. so:,n M the ara ahle m q nm "rshsnd
or Know the a iiI.Ience b.t wa.n r,yht .rd
wrong That "a one (n,ycu,abyc I,tu To
accomplish that yerv i'm, ,nr,nn, mari ~ tha
parents life the SUNDAY schoSi shouId
never ain tho parent,s me,1orv Tbe smtho.
and founder OF such fnr,ituiinns shouid hsv vo
the hjghest plsce in history. AND thn.s an.
gagod In teaching should receive the M pport
Of ali having children aud those hsyins
mona Wa a6ould never ,biact to this nne
great primary step of the child,s Iite = bich
IN MANY cases has been the source M niass.
ant home, This duty of the pnrent cannot
stOp and IN properIv focke al nj will not ,w,..o
In . fathers own family. bu, IL ia necessaTv
To correct eyii and yico u hersver yvo come m
contact with n. N not. the rasnnn .,b,,itv i,a.
ON ma The next na,t ~ This porart : d;,t, 4.
10 see that tho chil.iren ara rroperiv e,nc.tad
i'm good schools The Intellect of n chjid ~ n
advances in life is capable OF bearing a great
deal. and when proirriv trained a.d cniti.
ysted will often accon,piish mnch vond
when fniIy dayaionsd Tha in,aiiec. ~ nm
iRuoramus NAV h we been eounlIv NJ tron0 m
chtldhood. Int no one giving attei,tion ~ da.
veiop that precious gift OF God II remained
which oitsntimes loCi ges the ptor eoui in tsil'
4 i,cbargnble 10 the neglect of tho pxrent yShst
excuse can we ask Who lies the fault with
Oh, am sorry that we find in our days peo.
will partly get their children edIcatad
at the ea pense az om.bodv elsa The ,sboia
sun and debt lie, with the psrsnt ana o1,an
times liz only realizsd when n n too is,a 7
have never vet met single person. black or
white, rich or poor i'm ali nv trayels that
wished for less kuowledec. hut a great msnv
for more. / hear ireo,len,Iv o,iar na"nia
complain that thew were NOT ssnt IN schnn,
nor taught nt home and thev c.nnot ro.9
nor write. and cena,,r, tho ns,ents sor .nch
conduct toward, them. eyen when tbav arc
many wears in tbeIr siI.nt graya whg sill
have to cash nm that r,,anonsihii,,v, wh.,
sort of An excuse can a father m.Es ,vhsn hc
must witpess during mis- Lifetime snch igror,
snceY In my prof,,s,ion I do do varv fro
auentiy come ia contact with older nersons
that are unable TO write. and don't Enova
sing le Ietter in the art M wri,i,y Tha,r a.
norance is somaiitnes a source OF amusemsnt.
but piti,uI. neyertheie.s To viya Won an
idea of the Amusement. I will s,sie a c,sa tho,
| had at one time. mspv yesrs avo An
elderly lady came 10 ma with a ,es,er and
ask ed me il would be 40 ind and read In her
what the letter contained. 1CertainIv.
said, l CONN enced reading. and beiore /
vot yerv far 4 found that ira gen,Iam.n who
Hsd w1i,,on A. nro,n.aa ,o narrw ha, II
then became nv nlesszpt dutv m ID the cor.
respondence on the subject
We do certainly make nroures,. but in n
who dsnouncos schools II ia oitentimer
tho ONLY Legacy parents eau give their chill.
q rem. and AZ thew neg lect this dutv. thev have
virtually done nothing tor their chiidren.
aud In such cases had better never been born.
The resources Of this great country have
hitherto been fully adequate to defray all the
ex penses and leave large surplus; the law
Is In favor of the child and bids come, "But I
dare moi" Is sometimes the say. Why not ?
"Because papa said no use" No use Z? What
can you expect of such ignorance? Show me
q single spot on earth, where such stupidity
prevails that is civilized aud progressiveP
What do you find among such people?
Nothing but some Of the most God .forsaken
places ON earth. No churches, no schools,
and nothing that tends to In prove anything
The people engaged in agriculture. to some
extent-thst is about the only thing they
know OF, and that they would not know
were II not for nature itself growing ont OF
the ground. II our own domesticatsd ignor.